Garment hanger



E. T. KUHN GARMENT HANGER March 13, 1951 Filed Jan. 9, 1948 v INVENTOR.5,4 RL T KUHN Patented Mar. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENTHANGER Earl '12. Kuhn, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Application January 9, 1948, Serial No. 1,343

' 2 Claims. (01. 223-88) This invention relates to an improvement inclothing or athletic gear hangers and while not necessarily so limited,has more particularly for its object the provision of an improved hangerfor storing, airing, and drying apparel and protective devices worn byfootball players.

The gear worn by football players, as is well known, is heavy, rugged,and cumbersome to store and handle and in use is exposed to treatmentwhich results in its frequently getting wet and dirty. Consequently andbecause the players are usually careless in their care of their gear, itis desirable to provide means for storing the gear which is not onlysturdy and convenient to use,

but is adapted to permit arranging the gear in such a way that it willfacilitate its being dried when Wet.

With these circumstances in mind it is an object of this invention toprovide a hanger which is exceedingly sturdy, simple and relativelyinexpensive to manufacture, and not only convenient to use, butexceedingly well adapted to facilitate the storing and drying of gearmounted on it.

These and various other objects and advantages of the invention will beapparent when the following detailed description is read in con unctionwith the accompanying drawing of which'Figure 1 is a top plan view;Figure 2 an end view; Figure 3 a perspective view, and Figure 4 a frontview of a hanger constructed in accordance with the invention, thelatter figure showing the hanger loaded with a complete complement ofthe wearing apparel and safety devices normally used by a footballplayer.

Referring in detail to the embodiment of the invention illustrated inthe drawing, the numeral l designates a supporting spreader which isprovided for supporting the trousers of a football suit. At its endsthis spreader is bent downward and provided with upturned hooks liketerminals 2. As shown in Figure 4, the bottoms of the trousers areengaged on these hook-ends 2 and the trousers suspended in an invertedmanner with the legs of the trousers well apart to permit freecirculation of the air around and through the trousers.

Intermediate the ends of this spreader l a pair of spaced downwardlydepending hooks 3 and 4 are secured to the spreader to provide forreceiving various protective devices such as rib protectors, athleticsupporters, and hip and kidney Walls which the player wears.

At its center the spreader i is secured to a spaced plate 5' to which anupwardly extended hook 6 is affixed and which is employed'to hang thehanger on a rod not shown or on whatever means is employed to supportthe hanger. At the opposite end of this spacer plate 5 an essentiallyconventional hanger! is attached. This hanger l is preferably shapedlike an ordinary coat hanger and is provided for supporting the playersblouse or jersey.

To provide adequate airing of the jersey and to not foul the trousers,the spacer plate 5 is made with a length which displaces the blouse orjersey a sufficient distance from the trousers to afford adequatefreedom of air circulation about the jersey. The spacer plate 5 alsoprovides a support for the shoes which can be dropped over by tieing thelaces together As shown in Figure 4, after the rest of the gear isplaced on the hanger, the players shoulder pads can be placed over thehook 6 with the shoulder straps engaging the sloping ends of thespreader l. o

For purposes of identification a tag 8 is secured to the spreader bar Iand while it may be detachable so that it can be readily removed toplace the identifying marks on it, it is preferably permanently securedin place.

In the construction of the hanger the various parts are made of metal ofsufficient weight to provide the necessary strength, although forobtaining lightness some of the lighter metals like aluminum may beemployed for this purpose. As will be obvious, these parts may be unitedin any suitable way such as by welding as indicated in the drawing orthrough the use of rivets. As another alternative, the unit may be madeby a single stamping and formed to the proper shape, although the latterpresents somewhat of a problem of wastage.

As will be readily apparent to any individual responsible for thecustody of football gear and the like, a hanger constructed according tothis invention will not only greatly facilitate the storage problem, butwill also afford a very desirable means of avoiding losses which occurfrom the customary haphazard way suchgear is stored. In addition, itpermits storage of large numbers of outfits on elongate rods or bars ina minimum of space. I

While the foregoing comprises a description of what is considered to bea preferred embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheless to beunderstood that various modifications may be resorted to within thescope and spirit of the appended claims.

I claim:

,1. A hanger comprising a unitary continuspaced from one another, and asupporting hook secured to said spacer plate.

2. A hanger comprising a unitary continuous trouser-supporting spreaderhaving a straight mid-section, downwardly inclined end sections, andupwardly turned hook sections at the extremities of the inclinedsections, a plurality of downwardly extending body protector supportssecured in spaced relation to the midsection of the spreader, andprovided with upwardly turned hook-shaped lower ends, a spacer platehaving one end secured to the center of said spreader, a continuousjersey-supporting hanger bar rigidly secured at its center to theopposite end of said spacer bar, and an upwardly projecting hook securedto said spacer plate.

EARL T. KUHN.

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